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Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Norway immigration officials lose Ethiopia case

(Mar 13, 2013,(The Foreigner))--The Immigration Appeals Board (UNE) was defeated in Oslo District Court following judges’ decision against sending seven-year-old Nathan Eshete and parents Asfaw and Zinash back to Ethiopia.

What has become a high-profile
case due to extensive media and public attention has been dragging on
since early 2012 after the UNE turned down the Eshetes’ asylum
application once and for all. The father of now seven-year-old
Nathan came to Norway some 12 years ago. The family was informed their
application for asylum was refused last April for a final time. They
have since lived under the threat of deportation.

Nathan
has attended school in Norway, has Norwegian friends, and speaks the
language. Asfaw Eshete decided to take the UNE to court over the
decision, made some three months after Norway signed a return-come-forced-repatriation deal with Ethiopia. The case began towards the end of February this year.

In their ruling, Oslo District Court judges stated they believe that the UNE has not taken sufficient account of Nathan's strong association with Norway. The court concluded that the interests of the child were not properly considered and weighed against immigration control considerations in the decision by the UNE. Read more fromThe Foreigner »